Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balsamō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin balsamum (“balsam”). Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽 (balsan, “balsam”).

Noun

*balsamō m

balsam, balm, ointment

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*balsamō
Genitive	balsamini, balsaman
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*balsamō	*balsaman
Accusative	*balsaman	*balsaman
Genitive	balsamini, balsaman	*balsamanō
Dative	balsamini, balsaman	*balsamum
Instrumental	balsamini, balsaman	*balsamum

Alternative reconstructions

*balsam n

Descendants

Old English: balsam n
- Middle English: balsme
Old Frisian: *balsem
- West Frisian: balsem
Old Saxon: *balsamo
- Middle Low German: balsam, balsem, balseme, balsme
  - → Old Norse: balsamr
    - Swedish: balsam
      - → Finnish: palsami
Old Dutch: *balsamo
- Middle Dutch: balseme, balsame
  - Dutch: balsem
    - Afrikaans: balsem
    - Negerhollands: balsam
    - → Indonesian: balsem
    - → Papiamentu: balsem
Old High German: balsamo
- Middle High German: balsame, balseme, balsam, balsem, balsme
  - German: Balsam (see there for further descendants)

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